Tag: Metacritic
News Xbox's 10 Top-Rated Games Of The Year Are Matching Very Closely To 2023
Just one point in it!
2023 was a corker of a year on Xbox. We had some amazing releases that led to a record-breaking year for video games on Metacritic - at least for the last 20 years anyway. Having said that, 2024 is looking pretty bloody good as well, and the aggregate platform has the numbers to prove it. Last year's top 10 contained some...
News After Hellblade 2, Here Are The 10 Highest-Rated Xbox Games Of 2024 So Far
Senua takes her place in the top ten... just
There were a few question marks surrounding Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 ahead of launch and whether Xbox Game Studios was onto a winner, and although we didn't go higher than a 7/10 at Pure Xbox, it's certainly been received well. In fact, it's now creeped into the top 10 highest-rated Xbox games of 2024...
News Xbox Appears Twice In Metacritic's List Of Top 40 Game Publishers
The 2024 Annual Game Publisher Rankings
Metacritic has today revealed its 14th Annual Game Publisher Rankings, in which the company has listed the top 40 game publishers based on the average review scores their games received in 2023. Specifically, the rankings are determined by a four-factor points system that's calculated as follows: (1)...
Feature Do You Agree With The 10 Highest-Rated Xbox Series X|S Games Of All Time?
According to Metacritic
Every now and again, we like to take a look at what the internet considers to be the highest-rated Xbox games of the year - or in this case, of all time! Today, we're highlighting the top-rated games of the Xbox Series X|S generation. We're just over three years into this generation now, and we've seen some absolutely...
News Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst-Rated Video Games Of 2023
We've had some real stinkers this year!
Alright, we've already looked at the best Xbox games according to Metacritic in 2023 - and you've also given us your official Pure Xbox Game of the Year - so it's time to look at the absolute worst titles of the past twelve months as well. This is where things get a little strange, as Metacritic only...
News Here Are The Top 10 Xbox Games Of 2023 According To Metacritic
What an incredible year!
It's almost time for us to publish our Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2023 roundup - you'll find out the winner on Christmas Day - but until then, we thought we'd take a look at the highest-rated Xbox games of 2023 according to Metacritic. This has been an incredible year for gaming in general, and so it's no surprise that...
News Metacritic Data Suggests 2023 Has Been The Best Year In Gaming For 20 Years
"2023 is one of the best years ever for video game releases"
There's no denying it's felt like a fantastic year for video games so far. 2023 has delivered some absolute bangers such as Alan Wake 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake and Baldur's Gate 3, alongside other platform exclusives like Nintendo's Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Data from Metacritic
News With Just Two Months Left, These Are The 10 Highest-Rated Xbox Games Of 2023
Will anything crack the top 10?
It's time for another look at the Metacritic rankings for 2023! With just two months left in a year that's been absolutely jam-packed with incredible Xbox releases, it'll soon be time to crown an overall Game of the Year. Before then, we thought we'd take this opportunity to glance at the highest-reviewed games...
News Oh Look, Starfield Is Getting Review Bombed On Metacritic
Surprised, anyone?
Masses of user reviews for Starfield are starting to roll in on aggregate platform Metacritic, and as you probably guessed, the overall user rating is significantly lower than the average critic score. This is becoming a bit of a formality when it comes to huge, particularly hyped AAA video games - and Starfield hasn't escaped...
News Watch Out! Some People Are Trying To Ruin Starfield For The Rest Of Us
Spoilers and "review bombing" inbound
With Starfield preloads going live today, we're now finally on the verge of the game's long-awaited release, and that inevitably means spoilers will be littering the internet from those who are somehow able to get access before it arrives. In fact, it's apparently already begun. Various Starfield related social...
News As Work On Xbox Version Continues, Baldur's Gate 3 Is Now The Highest-Rated Game Of 2023
According to Metacritic
It's impossible to get away from the huge success that is Baldur's Gate 3 at the moment! It's now been exactly a week since the game launched on Steam, and it's since wracked up over 65,000 ratings leading to an "Overwhelmingly Positive" score, while the critics' impressions have resulted in an unprecedented 97 rating on...
News According To Metacritic, These Are The 10 Best Xbox Games Of 2023 So Far
It's a good list, but do you agree with it?
Every now and again, we like to take a look at how the Metacritic ratings are shaping up for Xbox releases, with the 2022 list revealing that Elden Ring was the highest-rated title of the year with a massive score of 96. In case you aren't aware, Metacritic creates an average score for each game based on...
News Xbox 'Fails To Qualify' As Metacritic Reveals 2023 Game Publisher Rankings
Here's a look at the top ten
We were taking a look at the new 2023 Game Publisher Rankings over at Metacritic earlier today, trying to figure out where Xbox Game Studios had landed in the list of 45 different publishers, and then we realised... Xbox isn't there. The reason? Well, these rankings are actually based on all of 2022's releases, and...
News Here Are The Top 10 Xbox Games Of 2022 According To Metacritic
It's been a close fight!
We're going to be publishing our official Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2022 roundup here later this week, but before we do that, we thought we'd take a look at the highest-rated Xbox games of the year according to Metacritic. It'll come as no surprise to hear that Elden Ring takes the top spot, but there are a few games that...
News Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst-Rated Video Games Of 2022
It's been a tough year for these games
While we're still waiting on the final few releases of this week to generate some extra reviews and impressions from Xbox fans before we unleash our Pure Xbox Game of the Year coverage, Metacritic has been taking a look at the absolute worst-rated games of 2022 this week, and unfortunately there are some Xbox...
News Here Are The 10 Highest-Rated Xbox Games Of 2022 So Far
According to Metacritic
It's already been a great week for new releases on Xbox! We're only on Wednesday, but we've already awarded an "Outstanding" 10/10 score to the upcoming arrival of Persona 5 Royal, while Tuesday's addition of A Plague Tale: Requiem received an "Excellent" 9/10 from us as well, serving as two of the best games on Xbox Game...
News Aside From Elden Ring, Can You Guess The Highest-Rated 2022 Xbox Game So Far?
Based on Metacritic's rankings
It'll probably come as no surprise to hear that Elden Ring is the highest-rated Xbox game on Metacritic for 2022 so far, but what about the second highest-rated game? No cheating, we want you to guess before you read on! Spoilers ahead!! The answer is the fantastic The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, which boasts an...
News Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst Video Games Of 2021
It's been a rough year for these lot
We pointed out the best Xbox games of 2021 according to Metacritic over the weekend, but the website has also published its list of the worst games of the year as well, and it certainly makes for some interesting reading. To be honest, the inclusion of some of these titles seems a little harsh — Werewolf: The...
News Hades Is Metacritic's Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021
With Forza Horizon 5 finishing in second place
We mentioned back in August that Hades had soared over Microsoft Flight Simulator to become Metacritic's Xbox Game of the Year for 2021, and even despite the releases of Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite since then, it's managed to retain its crown — boasting an incredible 93 rating on Xbox Series X...
News Hades Soars Over Flight Sim As Metacritic's Highest-Rated Xbox Game Of 2021
It's also the highest-rated Series X|S game of all time
This year is proving to be an incredible year for Xbox owners. Just last month Microsoft Flight Simulator launched on Xbox Series X|S and instantly became the highest-rated game of the year for Xbox on Metacritic. However, that time in the top spot didn't last long, as Hades has quickly...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Now Metacritic's Best Xbox Game Of 2021
Will anything be able to soar above it?
We're now over halfway into 2021 (crazy, we know!) and we've already seen some incredible games release on Xbox platforms this year. As of right now, last week's release of Microsoft Flight Simulator is taking the crown on Metacritic. In case you didn't know, Metacritic takes critics' scores and puts them...
News Microsoft Ranks Sixth In Metacritic's Top Game Publishers Of 2020
Any guesses who came first?
Metacritic has today published its 11th annual game publisher rankings list for 2020 to determine the best and worst game publishers of the year, based solely on the quality of those publishers' releases over the 12 months. To do so, it utilised a points system based on the average Metascore for all of a publisher's...
News Metacritic Reveals Its Top 10 Highest Rated Xbox Games For 2020
Across the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Metacritic has compiled a list of the top ten games for both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S according to aggregated ratings from critics, celebrating a fantastic selection of games that graced our consoles last year. It's an eye-opener to an amazing selection of games, many of which we'd forgotten about...
News Remember When Xbox Threatened To Delist Games With Poor Metacritic Scores?
2008 was a different time
Remember the days of Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360? The service served as a way for games to be published digitally, from major companies such as EA to one-person indie developers - and everything in-between. But back in 2008, Microsoft made the decision that it wanted to rid the service of lesser-quality titles, taking the...
News Metacritic Calls The XIII Remake The Worst Xbox Game Of 2020
Yikes!
The XIII Remake launched last month, with both critical and fan feedback being mostly negative. Its reception was so bad that the developer even issued an apology for the game's technical issues. And now, Metacritic has released its list for the Worst Videogames of 2020, with the number two spot being taken by XIII Remake on Xbox One. It's...
News Metacritic To Make Gamers Wait Before Posting User Reviews
New 36-hour waiting period in effect
Aggregate website Metacritic has announced that it is putting a delay on user reviews for games, with players no longer able to post reviews until after 36 hours following a new release. This follows the highly-publicised "review bombing" of The Last of Us Part II for PS4 a few weeks ago, which saw the game...
Talking Point Do You Agree With The Highest-Rated Xbox Games On Metacritic?
The best of the best?
It's been almost twenty years since we first got our hands on the original Xbox, and thousands of games have since between released across three generations of Xbox consoles. Throughout that time, website Metacritic has been producing weighted average scores for the vast majority of Xbox titles based on critical reviews. And...
